Charles Hancock

Associate, Private Client

Charles is an Associate in the Private Client team.

He acts for UK and international clients, from individuals and families, to trustees and beneficiaries, advising on all aspects of capital tax planning and succession issues.

Charles advises the owners of landed estates on how to hold and retain family assets and businesses and the effective transfer to successive generations. He provides strategic advice, putting in place structures to maximise agricultural and business property relief, and has a particular interest in heritage property taxation. Charles also advises entrepreneurs and international families, creating and administering trusts, partnerships and other corporate vehicles, which often involve cross-border tax issues and assets in multiple jurisdictions.

Alongside his non-contentious work, Charles advises on contentious matters, assisting with the resolution of disputes relating to trusts and estates both in a UK and international context, and consequently is able to provide holistic and commercial advice.

Charles graduated from Bristol University with a degree in History. He trained at Taylor Wessing, qualified as a Solicitor in 2017 and joined Forsters in 2019.

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Sustainability and the future of farming

The impact of the global response to coronavirus on farming has added another angle to the already complicated debate around the future of farming in the UK.

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Art in the time of Coronavirus: HMRC relaxes the public access requirements for Conditional Exemption

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has temporarily relaxed the public access requirement for Conditional Exemption, and urged the owners of heritage property to follow the restrictions now imposed by the UK government on business operation and public movement due to the Coronavirus outbreak.